US Billionaire Wealth Surges to $8.1 Trillion as Affordability Crisis Hammers Working Class | Common Dreams
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"Billionaires are raking in staggering profits off the backs of ordinary workers," said Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.
  • xep@discuss.online
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    3 days ago

    getting rid of billionaires will not fix any long standing issues with society because they aren’t the primary cause of those issues

    How are you so confident that this is the case?

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      Because the money they have is absolutely tiny compared to other groups of people.

      Trillions sounds like a lot, until you start talking about real estate or corporate spending.

      They’re just easier to pick on/scapegoat, which is why they’re being targeted.